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PMI | Africa IRS (AIRS) Project Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS 2) Task Order Four MADAGASCAR END-OF-SPRAY REPORT 2012-2013 Recommended Citation: PMI|Africa IRS (AIRS) Project Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS 2) Task Order Four. June 2013. Madagascar End-of-Spray Report2012-2013. Bethesda, MD. PMI|Africa IRS (AIRS) Project Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS 2) Task Order Four, Abt Associates Inc. Contract No.: GHN-I-00-09-00013-00 Task Order: AID-OAA-TO-11-00039 Submitted to: United States Agency for International Development/PMI Abt Associates Inc. 1 4550 Montgomery Avenue 1 Suite 800 North 1 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 1 T. 301.347.5000 1 F. 301.913.9061 1 www.abtassociates.com 2012-2013 MADAGASCAR END-OF-SPRAY REPORT CONTENTS Contents …. .................................................................................................................................. iii Acronyms … .................................................................................................................................vii Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... ix 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background of IRS in Madagascar ................................................................................ 1 1.2 Objectives for AIRS Madagascar during the 2012-2013 IRS Campaigns .................. 2 2. Pre-IRS Campaign Activities ................................................................................................ 7 2.1 IRS Campaign Planning ................................................................................................... 7 2.1.1 Issues with IRS Campaign Planning ...................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Insecticide Selection ........................................................................................................ 8 2.3 IRS Campaign Logistics Planning ................................................................................... 8 2.3.1 Logistics Model for 2012-2013 IRS Campaign .................................................................................. 8 2.3.2 PPE, Insecticide, and Commodity Procurement .............................................................................. 9 3. Human Resources ................................................................................................................ 11 3.1 Recruitment of Seasonal Staff ...................................................................................... 13 3.2 Operations Management Assistance from AIRS Benin and AIRS Mali .................... 13 3.3 Supervision of IRS Campaign ........................................................................................ 13 3.4 District Management Teams ......................................................................................... 14 3.5 Other Seasonal Staff ...................................................................................................... 14 3.6 Training of Seasonal Staff .............................................................................................. 15 3.6.1 Brief Description of 2012-2013 IRS Campaign Trainings ............................................................ 15 4. IEC Mobilization ................................................................................................................... 17 4.1 IEC Activities .................................................................................................................... 17 4.2 Results of IEC Activities ................................................................................................... 18 4.3 Issues with IEC Mobilization ............................................................................................ 19 5. Implementation of the IRS Campaigns............................................................................. 21 5.1 Delays in Starting IRS Campaign in CHL ...................................................................... 22 5.2 Delays in Starting IRS Campaign in the South ............................................................ 22 5.3 Reasons for Mop-Up Campaign in the South ............................................................. 23 5.4 Security Issues in Spray Areas ........................................................................................ 23 5.4.1 Security Issues in Androva, CHL ....................................................................................................... 23 5.4.2 Insecurity Issues in the South ............................................................................................................. 24 5.5 Incidents during the IRS Campaigns ............................................................................ 25 5.6 Missing Insecticide Sachets in Amboasary ................................................................. 26 5.7 Results of Logistics and Supply Chain Analysis by RTT Group, Limited .................... 27 iii 6. Environmental Compliance ................................................................................................ 29 6.1 Pre-Spray Environmental Assessment .......................................................................... 29 6.2 Soak Pit Construction ..................................................................................................... 29 6.3 Environmental Inspections during the IRS Campaigns .............................................. 30 6.4 Post-Spray Environmental Inspection ........................................................................... 32 6.5 Solid Waste Disposal ....................................................................................................... 33 6.6 Incineration of Solid Wastes .......................................................................................... 34 6.7 Other Disposal Processes for Solid Wastes .................................................................. 35 6.8 Expired Fendona ............................................................................................................ 35 7. Monitoring and Evaluation of 2012-2013 IRS Campaigns ................................................ 37 7.1 Data Management ........................................................................................................ 37 7.2 Number of Eligible Structures Sprayed ........................................................................ 38 7.3 Population Protected..................................................................................................... 39 7.4 Use of Insecticide and Spray Operator Performance ............................................... 39 8. Entomology .......................................................................................................................... 43 8.1 Entomological Surveillance Baseline ........................................................................... 44 8.2 Initial Bioassay Test Results ............................................................................................. 44 8.3 Further Bioassay and Residual Life Results ................................................................... 44 8.4 Susceptibility Results ....................................................................................................... 47 8.5 Other Entomological Surveillance Findings ................................................................ 49 9. Post-spray Activities ............................................................................................................ 51 9.1 Transport of IRS Commodities back to Central Warehouses .................................... 51 9.2 Loss of Inventory in the South ........................................................................................ 51 10. Lessons Learned ................................................................................................................... 53 11. Recommendations ............................................................................................................... 59 12. Annex . ................................................................................................................................. 63 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Summary Results of 2012-2013 IRS Campaigns .......................................................... ix Table 2: List of Communes and Districts Covered by 2012-2013 IRS Campaign ................. 3 Table 3: Insecticide Used in Spray Area .................................................................................... 8 Table 4: Selected IRS Commodities Procured Internationally for the 2012-2013 IRS Campaign ..................................................................................................................... 9 Table 5: Seasonal Staff Workers Hired, Disaggregated by Spray Area ............................... 11 Table 6: Seasonal Staff Workers Hired, disaggregated by Gender ..................................... 12 Table 7: Number of People Trained, Disaggregated by Spray Area .................................. 15 Table 8: Results of Door-to-Door Mobilization ......................................................................... 18 Table 9: Number of IEC Messaging Distributed ...................................................................... 19 Table 10: Breakdown of the Number of Spray Teams per District ......................................